Truancy

The Youth Truancy curriculum is designed to assist juveniles in discovering the relevance of school to their lives, and assists them in setting concrete goals for graduation. Participants explore the effects today’s choices have on their future, and learn techniques for helping them become successful in school. This curriculum emphasizes solutions that encourage regular attendance, and examines reasons for failing to attend school. The level 2 curriculum concludes with a joint session for youth to work directly with their parents to develop a shared plan for improving school attendance.

The Youth Truancy workbooks are available in English.

Approximate Length
Level 1 - 8 hours
Level 2 - 16 hours

Learning Objectives

Explore the data and use the resources that help one finish school.

Understand how success in school translates to success in work and in life.

Gain the skills needed to succeed in school and in life.

Create a vision of a future career.

Learn how what is done today affects the future.

Utilize the Personal Awareness Journal™.

This curriculum is included in Cog Talk™, a free reference guide that divides each curriculum into two-hour sessions, provides specific homework assignments and additional open-ended questions to continue curriculum-specific conversation outside of the group setting.

"The PREA training was very informative and the staff obtained valuable information in handling situations that often come up in facilities with staff and juvenile offenders. I highly recommend the training to other juvenile departments!"
~ Pama Hencerling, Chief, Victoria County Juvenile Services